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The grand irony of Tony Stark’s former life was that he was a futurist who lived for the moment. Born into power and privilege, Tony’s only thoughts of tomorrow involved the technological marvels he could create to increase his family fortune and personal glory. Everything changed when a…

Trigun is perhaps one of the most popular anime series among Western audiences. Set on the hostile planet of Gunsmoke, this sci-fi western focuses on the exploits of Vash the Stampede: a gunfighter who has embraced a life of nonviolent heroism after a case of…

John Constantine has one of the more unusual pedigrees of any character in popular fiction. Created by Alan Moore as a supporting character for his legendary run on Swamp Thing, the character was modeled on Sting–the lead singer for The…

Dr. Bruce Banner was a promising young scientist when an experimental bomb explosion changed his life forever. Afterwards, whenever Dr. Banner became angry, frightened, or otherwise over-stressed, a horrifying transformation occurred and he turned into the jade giant known as The Hulk. For years,…

After falling into an ambush plotted by the criminal mastermind known only as The Wiseman, assassin-turned-vigilante Mamoru Hijikata finds his confidence completely shot. Were it not for the intervention of tween psychic Haruka Tooyama, he would be dead. Thinking himself…

The vigilante Element Network’s plan to strike fear into the heart of Tokyo’s underworld has been a success, but it has also attracted the attention of super-cop Detective Genda. Assigned to the kidnapping of Haruka Tooyama, Genda has uncovered evidence…

The third volume of Until Death Do Us Part opens in the thick of the action, with pre-teen psychic Haruka and her protector Mamoru on the run. Their pursuer is Fang, an international assassin who utilizes stolen military-grade technology to…

As the second volume of Until Death Do Us Part opens, blind swordsman/ex-criminal Mamoru and his allies in the Element Network have successfully protected tween psychic Haruka from her would-be kidnappers. However, the vigilantes have little time to rest on their…

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters was a critical and commercial success for DC Comics. It made sense then for the company to commission a new Green Arrow monthly comic with writer and illustrator, Mike Grell, at the helm. Green Arrow:…

A victim of amnesia, twelve-year-old Ritsuka has no memories of the time before he was ten. Over the past two years, he’s become obsessed with “making memories” by taking photographs, as he has begun to fear that the person he…

Conan of Cimmeria is probably the foremost hero of the sword and sorcery genre and one of the most prominent characters in fantasy literature in general. But this was not always the case. While never obscure among genre enthusiasts, Conan…

The magical land of Valdonia is in dire straits. An army of darkness has assembled under the command of a foul sorceress-queen. Her goal is to steal the kingdom’s prized jewel, an artifact of great magical power known as The…

Maki Motoharu is a professional architect content to let his conservative clients think he’s too devoted to his job to take a wife. The truth is that Motoharu is a closeted homosexual with a thing for younger men. He is also workaholic…

Charlie Victor: a cop with a mission. Victor’s unique past makes him particularly well-suited for his current assignment. He must track down and “retire” a group of rogue android soldiers who have gone into hiding on Earth in defiance of…

It all begins with a tragic scene that usually presents itself as an ending – a 12-year-old girl held captive by some very bad men. Suddenly, she escapes! Running, she desperately scans the crowd around her looking for someone ……

In Defense of the Realm reminds me of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Both books were written by knowledgeable scholars who clearly have a great deal of enthusiasm for their area of study, but whose interest in world-building far outweighed their…

The past year has been a good one for Percy Jackson. No giant monsters have tried to kill him since last summer and he’s managed to get through the whole school year without being expelled from his ritzy new prep…

A running gag throughout the glory days of Stan Lee’s work at Marvel Comics was that his two most popular teen heroes – Spider-man and The Human Torch – did not get along at all. This gag continued over the…

When I wrote my review of the original Avengers Vs. X-Men trade paperback collection, I commented that we didn’t really get to see any of the one-on-one matches promised by the series’ concept and book covers. What few battles we…

When the first season of Emma concluded, things were looking bleak for our titular heroine and her high-class beau. With Emma’s employer Mistress Stownar now deceased, young William Jones no longer has any socially acceptable reason to call upon his…